Urban ForumPub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2021-08-21DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09438-4
Martin Larbi, Jon Kellett, Elisa Palazzo
{"title":"Urban Sustainability Transitions in the Global South: a Case Study of Curitiba and Accra.","authors":"Martin Larbi, Jon Kellett, Elisa Palazzo","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09438-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12132-021-09438-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The existing literature is replete with examples of how sustainable urbanism unfolds in cities in the developed world. However, there is limited insight into how this concept is exemplified in the developing world. This paper poses the question, what strategies are appropriate for transitioning developing world cities towards greater sustainability. Drawing on insights from Curitiba and Accra, we argue that cities should not simply reproduce technical sustainability solutions successfully introduced elsewhere, but they should leverage indigenous potential to chart a sustainability path that is sensitive to conditions in the local context.</p>","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"223-244"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8380011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53043491","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-11-22DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09455-3
C. Schenck, Lizette Grobler, Kotie Viljoen, D. Blaauw, J. Letsoalo
{"title":"Double Whammy Wicked: Street Vendors and Littering in Mankweng Township and Paarl, South Africa—Towards People-centred Urban Governance","authors":"C. Schenck, Lizette Grobler, Kotie Viljoen, D. Blaauw, J. Letsoalo","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09455-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09455-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"561-581"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45875641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-11-19DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09453-5
O. Onwujekwe, C. Orjiakor, A. Odii, B. Uzochukwu, Prince Agwu, C. Mbachu, J. Onuh, C. Ajaero, T. Mirzoev
{"title":"Examining the Roles of Stakeholders and Evidence in Policymaking for Inclusive Urban Development in Nigeria: Findings from a Policy Analysis","authors":"O. Onwujekwe, C. Orjiakor, A. Odii, B. Uzochukwu, Prince Agwu, C. Mbachu, J. Onuh, C. Ajaero, T. Mirzoev","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09453-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09453-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"505 - 535"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47364941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-11-05DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09450-8
O. Oginni
{"title":"Arrival or Return? Temporality and Materiality of Transit Sites in Overlapping Displacement Context in Border Cities of the Lake Chad Basin Region","authors":"O. Oginni","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09450-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09450-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"463 - 484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45132972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-10-31DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09449-1
C. Ammann, Aïdas Sanogo, Barbara Heer
{"title":"Secondary Cities in West Africa: Urbanity, Power, and Aspirations","authors":"C. Ammann, Aïdas Sanogo, Barbara Heer","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09449-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09449-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"445 - 461"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45508157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-10-27DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09448-2
Gift Mwonzora
{"title":"Local Governance and Wetlands Management: A Tale of Harare City in Zimbabwe","authors":"Gift Mwonzora","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09448-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09448-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"309 - 328"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42900755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-10-04DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09445-5
S. Biitir, S. Aziabah, Joseph Ayitio
{"title":"Providing Urban Infrastructure Using Land-Based Financing Mechanisms. A Collaboration Between State and Non-state Actors in Ghana","authors":"S. Biitir, S. Aziabah, Joseph Ayitio","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09445-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09445-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"415 - 443"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46329206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-09-27DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09440-w
T. Sesan, S. Sanfo, K. Sikhwivhilu, Francis Dakyaga, F. Aziz, D. Yirenya-Tawiah, Mercy Badu, E. Derbile, M. Ojoyi, B. Ibrahim, R. Adamou
{"title":"Mediating Knowledge Co-Production for Inclusive Governance and Delivery of Food, Water and Energy Services in African Cities","authors":"T. Sesan, S. Sanfo, K. Sikhwivhilu, Francis Dakyaga, F. Aziz, D. Yirenya-Tawiah, Mercy Badu, E. Derbile, M. Ojoyi, B. Ibrahim, R. Adamou","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09440-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09440-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"281 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43937033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-09-23DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09435-7
Rossella Alba, Antje Bruns
{"title":"First-Class but not for Long: Heterogeneous Infrastructure and Water Bricolage in Accra’s Kiosk Compounds","authors":"Rossella Alba, Antje Bruns","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09435-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09435-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"129 - 151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53042883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Urban ForumPub Date : 2021-09-18DOI: 10.1007/s12132-021-09442-8
Aubrey Mpungose, B. Maharaj
{"title":"Megaprojects in the Context of Neoliberalism: Socio-Economic and Spatial Impacts of the Proposed Dig-Out Port in Durban, South Africa","authors":"Aubrey Mpungose, B. Maharaj","doi":"10.1007/s12132-021-09442-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-021-09442-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35221,"journal":{"name":"Urban Forum","volume":"33 1","pages":"173 - 195"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48368553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}